The 2 year-old bald eagle was sure that every tree in the neighborhood belonged to him and this particular tree was only there for his use.
The fish crow and Dad osprey disagreed with that opinion!
ospreys of Jordan Lake
TagJordan Lake Ospreys 08-19-2019
Oh the joy of being an osprey fledgling and trying to outfly your sibling!
This pair were matching each other’s wing strokes and twists in the air and chattering about it the whole flight!
Jordan Lake: Osprey Family and a Bald Eagle
I have often seen bald eagles chase an osprey who was carrying a fish.
This is the first time I have seen an osprey fledgling (who has been flying for only a few weeks) join in the fray!
Goodness!
Jordan Lake: Momma Osprey Gets Her Fish!
Before I realized it, one of the other photographer’s sang out that an osprey was in a dive!
I caught her as she came back up out of the water with her prize.
She quickly turned toward her nest and the waiting fledglings.
Jordan Lake: Momma Osprey Gets Angry! 5 photos 07-31-2019
Jordan Lake: Momma Osprey Got Angry!
I was tracking dad osprey who had caught a large fish.
Over the shoulders of me and my friend came a swiftly moving very large shadow.
An adult bald eagle was dashing toward dad osprey (unseen here) and wanted his fish.
Momma osprey said no way was the fish that was destined for her fledglings going to go home with the bald eagle.
Dad dashed to the nest while Momma and the eagle pulled some high speed face-offs.
As soon as the eagle was far enough away, Momma Osprey screamed her victory and headed for the nest.
Osprey Rescue at Jordan Lake Dam 07/27/2019
A female osprey and a number of fishermen were all fishing the riprap. Normally the ospreys see the active fishing lines and avoid them. This morning, perhaps because of the glinting sunshine, the osprey flew into a line. Immediately two of the fishermen rushed to her rescue. Quickly the Army Corps ranger arrived and joined in. It took just under 10 minutes for the 3 kind souls to free the osprey of all the line and release her, unhurt. Thanks to the fishermen and the ranger the osprey flew safely back to her nest and family.
